Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-08-25
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
A WOMAN OF THE MINES.


The Story of Mrs Kerr's Successful Min
ing Operations -- A Shrewd Business
Woman.
"When l was a girl in Kentucky I
was very fond of reading about mines,
and often wished that could 90 West
and see them," said Mrs. Fannie A.
Kerr, who is reputed to have made
800, 900 in mining operations in Colo
RADIO, to New York Mail and Erpress
reporter. "But my hopes and aspira-
tions about seeing mines were doomed
to disappointment until seven years
ago. Then l made investments that
started me in thoroughly. 1t was
about the time of the excitement at
Leadville, and was residing in Kan
sas City. Through friends / pur-
chased interests in several claims in
Colorado, but received no returns on
the investments until | went to Denver
four years ago. / settled in Denver
and went into the business generally.
l bought and sold and reinvested my
money as fast as | received it Some
times owned only part of claim and
got my share of the claim. One week
] bought claim on Battle mountain
and sold it out shortly afterwards ct a
profit of 50, 900. A great many ladies
iii Colorado have interests in mines,
but nearly all of these have husbands
or brothers to look after them. /
studied up on mining and learned how
to look after my own interests. By
this time l have pretty good knowl-
edge of mining in general and can not
be misled very easily. confess ]
knowlittle about stocks, and the only
mining stock have is 1000 shares in
a property l took for payment of an
account"
did you 20 down into the mines
and live in the mining camps to famil-
iarize yourself with the businessp"
mo, l did not have to suffer any
hardships lived in Denver and did
most of my business there. 1t was un'
derstood that l had money, and min
ers would come to me who desired
money to develop their property, and
would sell me an interest for few
hundred dollars, that became, when the
mine was worked, worth many thou
sands. l have the greatest confidence
in the miners, whom have found tc
be very reliable and courteous 1t re.
quires deal of faith in mining, and,
do you know, see and feel, and have
that faith the miners have when they
think they are on the right track. W,
help each other out West, stake each
other, and have confidence in the in
tegrity of each other. The result is
man may be poor, but gets stake from
some one and find himself ricl
within few months. Once I helped
man out of lawsuit at cost of sew
eral hundred dollars, and was not onl,
rewarded by large money returns, bu
by his lifelong gratitude.
Have many women besides your
self been luckyP"
"Yes, but they are not as numerou
as men, of course. A lady friend O
mine, while on summer trip, foun
an outcropping of ore on the surfac
and located a claim which sold fo
$4,000. Mining for gold is fine art
for in a whole ton of earth you vii
probably get no more than an ounce G
gold. l know lady who is fin
/ judge of ores and resides in a lovel
cottage with her husband near som
mines he owns. There is also lad
: in Gunnison County, Col, who own
: and works a large mine and gives
. her personal supervision. She has he
, own home, where she boards tn
miners and tends them in sickness
, The wealthiest woman in Colorado
, Mrs. Bishop Iliff Warren, made he
own money in the cattle business, an
is now worth $10,OOO,000. l hold ths
women have perfect right to 60 int
the mining business, as well as til
cattle or any other legitimate voc'
tion."